Editing Happiness (section)

===Positive===
There is a wealth of cross-sectional studies on happiness and physical health that shows consistent positive relationships.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Veenhoven |first1=R. |title=World Database of Happiness, section Correlational findings on happiness and Physical Health |url=https://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/ |website=World Database of Happiness: Continuous register of scientific research on subjective appreciation of life. |publisher=Erasmus University Rotterdam}}</ref> Follow-up studies appear to show that happiness does not predict longevity in sick populations, but that it does predict longevity among healthy populations.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=R. Veenhoven |title=Healthy happiness: effects of happiness on physical health and the consequences for preventive health care |journal=Journal of Happiness Studies |year=2008 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=449–469 |doi=10.1007/s10902-006-9042-1 |s2cid=9854467 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

Other positive effects of happiness and being in a good mood, that have been studied and confirmed, are that happier people tend to be more helpful, attentive, and generous to others,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Isen |first=Alice M. |date=August 1970 |title=Success, failure, attention, and reaction to others: The warm glow of success. |url=http://doi.apa.org/getdoi.cfm?doi=10.1037/h0029610 |journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology |language=en |volume=15 |issue=4 |pages=294–301 |doi=10.1037/h0029610 |issn=1939-1315}}</ref> as well as to themselves.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Mischel |first1=Walter |last2=Coates |first2=Brian |last3=Raskoff |first3=Antonette |date=December 1968 |title=Effects of success and failure on self-gratification. |url=http://doi.apa.org/getdoi.cfm?doi=10.1037/h0026800 |journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology |language=en |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=381–390 |doi=10.1037/h0026800 |issn=1939-1315 |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=5 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805023145/https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037/h0026800 |url-status=live }}</ref> Happy people also have been shown to act more cooperatively and less aggressively,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Carnevale |first1=Peter J.D |last2=Isen |first2=Alice M |date=February 1986 |title=The influence of positive affect and visual access on the discovery of integrative solutions in bilateral negotiation |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0749597886900415 |journal=Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes |language=en |volume=37 |issue=1 |pages=1–13 |doi=10.1016/0749-5978(86)90041-5 |hdl=2027.42/26263 |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208074714/https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0749597886900415 |url-status=live }}</ref> and be more likely to help others in need.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Isen |first1=Alice M. |last2=Levin |first2=Paula F. |date=March 1972 |title=Effect of feeling good on helping: Cookies and kindness. |url=http://doi.apa.org/getdoi.cfm?doi=10.1037/h0032317 |journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology |language=en |volume=21 |issue=3 |pages=384–388 |doi=10.1037/h0032317 |pmid=5060754 |issn=1939-1315 |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=5 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805023257/https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037/h0032317 |url-status=live }}</ref> They were also found to be more sociable and communicative.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cunningham |first=Michael R. |date=June 1988 |title=Does Happiness Mean Friendliness?: Induced Mood and Heterosexual Self-Disclosure |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0146167288142007 |journal=Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin |language=en |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=283–297 |doi=10.1177/0146167288142007 |pmid=30045476 |s2cid=51720219 |issn=0146-1672 |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=16 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816181616/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0146167288142007 |url-status=live }}</ref>

More positive effects that happiness seems to evoke are creative problem solving,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Isen |first1=Alice M. |last2=Daubman |first2=Kimberly A. |last3=Nowicki |first3=Gary P. |date=1987 |title=Positive affect facilitates creative problem solving. |url=http://doi.apa.org/getdoi.cfm?doi=10.1037/0022-3514.52.6.1122 |journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology |language=en |volume=52 |issue=6 |pages=1122–1131 |doi=10.1037/0022-3514.52.6.1122 |pmid=3598858 |issn=1939-1315 |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=5 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805023257/https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037/0022-3514.52.6.1122 |url-status=live }}</ref> persisting through challenges,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hill |first1=Patrick L. |last2=Burrow |first2=Anthony L. |last3=Bronk |first3=Kendall Cotton |date=February 2016 |title=Persevering with Positivity and Purpose: An Examination of Purpose Commitment and Positive Affect as Predictors of Grit |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10902-014-9593-5 |journal=Journal of Happiness Studies |language=en |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=257–269 |doi=10.1007/s10902-014-9593-5 |s2cid=254691445 |issn=1389-4978}}</ref> more intrinsic motivation for work related or responsible tasks,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Isen |first1=Alice M. |last2=Reeve |first2=Johnmarshall |date=December 2005 |title=The Influence of Positive Affect on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: Facilitating Enjoyment of Play, Responsible Work Behavior, and Self-Control |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11031-006-9019-8 |journal=Motivation and Emotion |language=en |volume=29 |issue=4 |pages=295–323 |doi=10.1007/s11031-006-9019-8 |s2cid=13324078 |issn=0146-7239 |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=5 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805023750/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11031-006-9019-8 |url-status=live }}</ref> and being more effective at using efficient decision-making strategies.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Isen |first1=Alice M. |last2=Means |first2=Barbara |date=March 1983 |title=The Influence of Positive Affect on Decision-Making Strategy |url=http://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/soco.1983.2.1.18 |journal=Social Cognition |language=en |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=18–31 |doi=10.1521/soco.1983.2.1.18 |issn=0278-016X |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803092536/https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/soco.1983.2.1.18 |url-status=live }}</ref>

While some believe that success breeds happiness, Lyubomirsky, King and Diener found that happiness precedes success in income, relationships, marriages, work performance, and health.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lyubomirsky |first1=Sonja |last2=King |first2=Laura |last3=Diener |first3=Ed |date=November 2005 |title=The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success? |url=http://doi.apa.org/getdoi.cfm?doi=10.1037/0033-2909.131.6.803 |journal=Psychological Bulletin |language=en |volume=131 |issue=6 |pages=803–855 |doi=10.1037/0033-2909.131.6.803 |pmid=16351326 |s2cid=684129 |issn=1939-1455 |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=5 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805023715/https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037/0033-2909.131.6.803 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Depression (mood)|Low mood]] is correlated with many negative life outcomes such as suicide, poor health, substance abuse, and low life expectancy. By extension, happiness protects from those negative outcomes.